Silver Gate Elementary, San Diego CA

Original Research by School Decision on Silver Gate Elementary

Silver Gate Elementary is a public school in San Diego serving kindergarten through fourth grade, located in the Ocean Beach area. The school enrolls a mix of about one-quarter Hispanic students, roughly two-thirds white students, and smaller shares of Asian, multiracial, and other groups. A modest share of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch.

On the most recent state assessments, Silver Gate's students performed solidly. In English language arts across the tested grades, roughly four in five students demonstrated proficiency. In math, the school achieved similar overall performance, though results varied by grade level: third grade students showed stronger proficiency than fourth grade students. These results place Silver Gate in the top quartile among elementary schools across San Diego County's districts on overall proficiency.

The school is small to mid-sized for its grade range, with roughly balanced enrollment across the kindergarten through fourth grade bands. Specific data on students receiving special education services or English learner support was not available, so a parent may want to ask the school directly about those programs and their scale.

San Diego Unified, the district, has implemented a standards-based grading approach that moves beyond yearly averages and removes non-academic factors like late work from academic grades. That shift applies to secondary schools starting in sixth grade, so Silver Gate's younger students would not yet be affected, but families should be aware the district operates under this framework.

The housing market in the school's zip code reflects San Diego's broader real estate context: home values are quite high compared to state and national benchmarks, and rental rates similarly so. The cost of housing relative to median household income is steep, a factor families relocating or entering the market would face.

A parent considering Silver Gate should contact the school about enrollment availability, the full scope of support services, and any specialized programs it offers, since the public directory data available does not detail those specifics. The school's solid proficiency results and county-level standing are strengths to discuss with the school during a visit or conversation.

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Academic performance

How students perform on state tests, by grade, set against the district.

Math

Grade 386%

School 86% · District 55% · ▲ 31 pts above district

▲ 43 pts above state median · ▲ 38 pts above county median

Grade 477%

School 77% · District 50% · ▲ 27 pts above district

▲ 40 pts above state median · ▲ 35 pts above county median

English language arts

Grade 383%

School 83% · District 53% · ▲ 30 pts above district

▲ 42 pts above state median · ▲ 36 pts above county median

Grade 481%

School 81% · District 54% · ▲ 27 pts above district

▲ 39 pts above state median · ▲ 33 pts above county median

This schoolSan Diego Unified, same grade

Graduation rate (ACGR) reflects the federally published Adjusted Cohort Graduation Rate for the most recent year available. We refresh this data annually at the close of each academic year in June. The federal source publishes a banded rate (for example, "90-94%") instead of an exact number for cohorts small enough to risk identifying individual students. The state distribution chart, where shown, plots every school in the state with a published rate or band; schools whose rate is federally suppressed are excluded. Where the federal source publishes a band rather than an exact rate, the school is placed within its band using a stable, ID-derived offset, so its position is consistent across visits.

Proficiency by household income

English language arts

Grade 3Lower-income71%Higher-income87%16 pp gap

Grade 4Lower-income70%Higher-income85%15 pp gap

Mathematics

Grade 3Lower-income64%Higher-income95%31 pp gap

Grade 4Lower-income70%Higher-income80%10 pp gap